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Tiger Woods Turns 50 After First Year Without a Start

He enters his sixth decade after a ruptured Achilles in March followed by fall back surgery left his 2025 season empty.

Overview

  • His career totals stand at 82 PGA Tour victories and 15 majors, including a career Grand Slam achieved by age 24.
  • Since his 2021 Los Angeles car crash, he has played 11 events, finished only four, and has not been within 16 shots of a winner.
  • Players who competed against him recall singular, unrepeatable shots that highlighted a unique skill set under pressure.
  • He holds influential roles off the course as a PGA Tour policy board member and head of the Future Competition Committee shaping the tour model.
  • Turning 50 makes him eligible for PGA Tour Champions, with any return-to-play plans still uncertain.